Which do you feel is Nintendo's most revolutionary game, and why?

[Veknoid_Outcast]

This is a tough one. Nintendo has been there at so many important junctures in the growth of the industry.

I think the top four are Donkey Kong, Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, and Super Mario 64.

I guess I’d give it to Super Mario Bros., for codifying a new type of gameplay experience, for making Nintendo and Mario household names, and for changing the fortunes of the North American video game market.

However, I don’t think Super Mario 64 is far behind, if only because the change it introduced was so sudden, complete, and definitive. At a time when console developers were taking baby steps into 3D, Nintendo EAD knocked it out of the park on its very first try, and in the process set a template for non-linear level design, camera movement, and analog control in a 3D space.